India Prepares to Guarantee Right to Food for 800 Million People

onAugust 23, 2013

The National Food Security Act is heavily criticized by policymakers and academics who disagree with the decision to expand a grain program already riddled with fraud and waste. In India, it is widely known that about 40% of grain in the supply chain doesn’t reach its intended end, instead rotting in storage, eaten by rodents, or embezzled by fraudulent actors.